Atlanta Braves catcher Travis d'Arnaud(thumb) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment this week. He's been sidelined since May after undergoing thumb surgery. The 32-year-old has been with the Braves throughout the road trip and was participating in baseball activities. d'Arnaud is expected to play in a few minor league games before being activated from the 60-day injured list. The Braves catcher hit .220 (18-for-82) with two home runs and 11 RBI across 87 plate appearances in 2021. Fantasy ...

Atlanta Braves catcher Travis d'Arnaud (thumb) has made big strides in his rehab lately and will accompany the team on the road to do some hitting and other early work before games. It sounds like d'Arnaud is getting close to starting a minor league rehab assignment. The 32-year-old backstop is recovering from a torn ligament in his left thumb and has been out since early May, but he could be ready to return early next month. Atlanta signed Stephen Vogt recently, and he has been sharing ...

Atlanta Braves catcher Travis d'Arnaud (thumb), who is on the 60-day injured list with torn ligaments in his left thumb, continues to throw, hit with one hand and do conditioning exercises. However, until he regains more strength in his surgically repaired hand, the Braves aren't setting a start date for his rehab assignment. If he doesn't suffer any setbacks once he starts his rehab assignment, d'Arnaud should be an option to return to the Braves at some point in August. Before his injury, the...

Atlanta Braves catcher Travis d'Arnaud (thumb) is expected to return sometime by August, according to GM Alex Anthopoulos. In early May, d'Arnaud had surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb. He'll obviously still need to play in some rehab games and get back into his groove before returning to the roster. There is still a long way to go, but this is positive news. He wasn't doing much with the bat before landing on the injured list. Fantasy managers without an IL spot on their ...

Atlanta Braves catcher Travis d'Arnaud (thumb) still doesn't have a concrete return date, although team officials are hopeful he can make it back sometime in August. The veteran is currently sitting on the 60-day injured list after undergoing surgery to repair a damaged ligament in his left thumb, which occurred during a matchup against the Blue Jays about a month ago. The 32-year-old is currently batting just .220 this season, a significant dip from the previous year. However, the upside is ...

Atlanta Braves catcher Travis d'Arnaud (thumb) was placed on the 60-day injured list on Sunday with a left thumb sprain, the team announced on Twitter. d'Arnaud suffered the injury while applying a tag at the plate in the bottom of the sixth inning, and he was immediately replaced by Alex Jackson. David O'Brien of The Athletic reports that d'Arnaud will undergo more tests Sunday, but preliminary examinations after the game Saturday showed that it would be a significant enough injury to land ...

Atlanta Braves catcher Travis d'Arnaud (thumb) will be placed on the injured list after exiting Saturday's game with a thumb injury, according to David O'Brien of The Athletic. d'Arnaud was injured while making a tag at the plate in the bottom of the sixth inning and was immediately replaced by Alex Jackson. Manager Brian Snitker said that the injury is "not good" and could potentially be serious, but they will not know more until after he flies back to Atlanta and consults with a team doctor ...

Atlanta Braves catcher Travis d'Arnaud is not in the lineup on Friday night against the Diamondbacks. Rookie Alex Jackson will take over behind the plate in his place and bat eighth in the lineup. d'Arnaud has gotten off to a slow start in 2021, slashing .197/.231/.344 with two homers and nine RBI in 17 games. Managers will hope that d'Arnaud can bounce back soon to his 2020 performance, in which he slashed .321/.386/.533 with nine homers in 44 games.

Atlanta Braves catcher Travis d'Arnaud had a big game in Sunday's 13-4 win over the Chicago Cubs. d'Arnaud went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, three RBI and two runs in the game. He is now slashing .226/.250/.396 with two home runs, nine RBI and four runs through 15 games on the year. d'Arnaud had a fantastic 2020 season, his first with the Braves. He slashed .321/.386/.533 with nine home runs and 34 RBI over 44 games. He should be able to provide strong all-around numbers yet again in ...

Atlanta Braves catcher Travis d'Arnaud has posted a .241/.353/.345 slash line with one homer and four RBI through 29 Grapefruit League at-bats. The 32-year-old is coming off of one of the best seasons of his career, as he recorded a monstrous .919 OPS across 44 games in 2020. d'Arnaud will bat fifth in the loaded Braves lineup, so he figures to be a reliable source of counting stats for fantasy managers. He is a definite top-10 fantasy option at the catcher position in 2021.